exec command causes memory leaks

OriginalBugID: 5353 Bug
Version: 8.2.3
SubmitDate: '2000-05-04'
LastModified: '2000-05-04'
Severity: CRIT
Status: Closed
Submitter: techsupp
ChangedBy: hobbs
RelatedBugIDs: 2460
OS: Windows NT
OSVersion: Win NT
Machine: XEON processor and Pentium Pro
FixedDate: '2000-10-25'
ClosedDate: '2000-05-04'

Name:
Dermot Cantwell

CustomShell:
none

ReproducibleScript:
While running a tcl script that uses the exec command to execute an external application, tcl allocate virtual bytes but these
are never released. As a result the system runs out of memory and eventually hangs. The script I use executes approximately
20,000 external commands before hanging. Version 8.0p2 does not have this error.

ObservedBehavior:
Memory being used and not released

DesiredBehavior:
similar operation to TCL version 8.0p2